Civil Design Engineer - Residential

Location: Cheshire

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Job Type: Permanent

About the Role

We are recruiting for an experienced Civil Design Engineer to join an established residential property developer, supporting the delivery of a range of housing developments.

This is a hands-on technical role involving both amendments to existing civil engineering drawings and the production of full roads, drainage and infrastructure designs.

The successful candidate will work closely with the internal technical team, taking responsibility for producing, reviewing and updating civil engineering designs to ensure developments are technically compliant, practical and buildable.

Key Responsibilities

• Review, amend and update existing civil engineering drawings across residential developments.
• Produce detailed civil engineering designs for roads, drainage, levels and associated infrastructure.
• Prepare and modify technical drawings using AutoCAD and relevant civil engineering design software.
• Undertake foul and surface water drainage design, including drainage layouts, calculations and supporting documentation.
• Produce highway designs, including road layouts, alignments, levels and construction details.
• Make design alterations in response to site requirements, technical reviews and construction issues.
• Develop and amend external works layouts, finished floor levels and site-wide engineering designs.
• Support the preparation and technical approval of Section 38, Section 104 and Section 278 designs.
• Liaise with internal technical teams, external consultants, local authorities and site teams.
• Identify and resolve design clashes, technical constraints and buildability issues.
• Ensure all designs and drawing revisions comply with relevant engineering standards and statutory requirements.
• Maintain accurate design documentation, drawing registers and revision records.

Skills & Experience Required

• Previous experience as a Civil Design Engineer, Infrastructure Design Engineer or Civil Engineering Technician.
• Strong AutoCAD proficiency is essential, with experience producing new designs and amending existing drawings.
• Proven experience in residential roads, drainage and infrastructure design.
• Ability to undertake detailed civil engineering design work independently.
• Good knowledge of foul and surface water drainage design, including hydraulic calculations.
• Understanding of highway design standards and relevant technical approval processes.
• Experience working with Section 38, Section 104 and Section 278 agreements.
• Experience using Civil 3D, PDS, Causeway Flow, MicroDrainage or similar design software would be advantageous.
• Strong understanding of engineering drawings, site levels, earthworks and construction requirements.
• Excellent attention to detail, technical problem-solving skills and the ability to manage multiple projects.
• Previous experience within a residential developer, housebuilder or civil engineering consultancy would be highly desirable.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a technically strong, hands-on Civil Design Engineer who can confidently manage both the production of new civil engineering designs and amendments to existing drawings.

The ideal candidate will have experience delivering roads and drainage designs for residential developments and be comfortable working directly with AutoCAD and specialist civil engineering software.

This role would suit someone who enjoys the technical design aspect of civil engineering and wants to take ownership of design work from initial development through to construction.